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There's no doubt about it. The hottest Santa in town was at the LONG ISLAND EAGLE last Saturday night, where the Long Island Ravens, a gay men's leather/motorcycle club, held their Christmas party. Among the 40-something guys sporting all degrees of ...

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It didn't take long for the irony to hit me down at the recent Tiswas night at Don Hill's in the West Village. A crowd of downtown hipsters dressed in smashing mod regalia had assembled to see a Smiths cover band called the Salford Lads. Long Island ...

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When Harry Chiang plays the piano, his face becomes serene, as if he has grasped the wisdom of the piece. While his fingers move up and down the octaves and his body heaves underneath a tiny vest and dress shirt, you tend to forget that he's only 5 y...

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Is there a pretender to Kathie Lee Gifford's throne? Outside the Madison Avenue DKNY flagship store Sunday afternoon, some 50 protesters weathered frigid winds and some chilly stares to propose Donna Karan for "Sweatshop Queen of the Year." But while...

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The rumor sprouted last summer, quickly moving among Long Island environmentalists. Everyone knew that officials at SUNY Old Westbury planned to develop nearly a third of the 600-acre, heavily forested campus. But no one expected those plans to inclu...

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Online this and online thatif you want a "portal" to the rest of the world, turn the computer off and head to Queens. You don't have to stare at a screen to expand your horizons.
New York City has been losing population at a steady rate, and Nassa...

on December 28, 1999

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Incoming Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg has decided to take action against a publicly funded Seaford charity that appears to have improperly campaigned for his opponent in the November election.
Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick, says Mi...

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This is the week of the new and improved: Man on the Moon resurrects Andy Kaufman in the form of superstar Jim Carrey, Julie Taymor turns Shakespeare's worst play into flashy Oscar fodder and Oliver Stone tackles the great macho American metaphor.
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on December 28, 1999

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On the road
Regarding last week's cover story [Where Long Islanders go to die: Your streets are killing you, Dec. 16]: We need more of these articles. I think that you are tapping into a burgeoning quality of life or death sentiment in suburbia. K...

on December 28, 1999

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A trial in which the jurors have been persuaded in advance, by outside influences, that they have a duty to reach a certain verdict is not a trial. It is no different from the staged proceedings of totalitarian societies where there is the illusion ...

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John Van Means
Age 54
Resides Manhattan
Occupation Book vendor
Are you nervous about Y2K? I think that fear is being whipped up by people wanting to make a profit. Any society that can put striped toothpaste in a tube and a man on the moon isn...

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Here's a safe prediction for the new year: News and entertainment companies will become the targets of more and more lawsuits. 'Hit Man' and 'Jenny Jones,' two cases that surfaced in 1999, are examples of this chilling trend. Those cases resulted in ...

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I go away for just a week, and the town goes mad, trashing poor Liza Minnelli and raving about some stuff that could really kill you. Let me try to fix things before the damage escalates. The 'Minnelli on Minnelli' show that I saw was an utter lovef...

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Wall Street bonusesjust the bonuseswill top $13 billion this year, according to last week's 'New York Times.' As Americans spend and spend and spend, and record numbers of middle-class folks head into debt and bankruptcy, one expert said he'd expec...

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Uptown they may be shiny and showy, loudly demanding attention from passersby, but down in the village of Greenwich the holiday windows sport a surpris-ingly demure air. Despite a century of high-rises and high commerce, the old streets around Bleeck...

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Mary Valmont
Age 42
Resides Brooklyn
Occupation Research psychologist
What's the worst Christmas present you've ever gotten? Two incredibly dull, plain sweatshirts from a new boyfriend. I found out he gave the exact genderless thing to his mo...

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A real estate study crossed my desk recently, a nicely designed and almost regal-looking document issued on heavy stock paper with golden-hued headings. But the report's quiet and distinguished style belies its contents, which all but scream. Loaded ...